DOHA: Al Wakra will get seven public parks and a new graveyard, among other facilities, as a major development projects worth a total QR362m is being implemented by the Municipality.
The projects that are currently underway also include construction and expansion of roads, sewage networks and development of the Al Wakra beach.
Hamdan Busharbak Al Mansouri, director of Al Wakra Municipality told an local Arabic daily that funds worth QR200m had been allocated to develop roads in the north and southern parts of Al Wakra.
Another QR43m has been allocated to develop Wakra Hospital roundabout and surrounding roads.
The municipality allocated about QR12m for maintenance of Al Wakra and Al Wukeir roads, QR7m for constructing a roundabout in Wakra south, QR2.5m to maintain Al Sadafa roundabout and QR200m to replace the lighting posts on Wakra highway.
Work on 80 percent of the sewage network in Al Wakra and suburbs has been accomplished. The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) will build home sewerage pipe networks costing QR5m in Al Wakra East.
A QR1m project to develop Wakra beach will be accomplished soon. The beach dedicated to families will provide all the required services and facilities.
Seven public parks and yards worth QR30m will be constructed in different areas of Al Wakra. About QR3m has been allocated for landscaping and beautification of the main roads in Al Wakra.
A project worth QR10m has been approved to set up a new graveyard in Al Wakra while QR18m has been allocated to implement the second phase of the housing project targeting single workers.
The new building of Al Wakra Municipality will be renovated this year.
About 236 abandoned cars were removed last year from the roads in Wakra. People dumping cars on the roads and streets will be fined and the police would be informed if the owners fail to remove them.
The Food Control Department of the Municipality closed down two food outlets last year as they failed to comply with the regulations.
About 3,000kg of expired food were destroyed and 15,000 tonnes of household wastes were removed.
© The Peninsula 2011
